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enAudi Drives Innovation on the Shop Floorhttp://www.technologyreview.com/news/530691/audi-drives-innovation-on-the-shop-floor/
<p>A carmaker’s automated body shop illustrates how German manufacturing is moving forward.</p>Tue, 16 Sep 2014 04:00:00 +0000juniper.friedman530691 at http://www.technologyreview.comApps by the Dashboard Lighthttp://www.technologyreview.com/news/525486/apps-by-the-dashboard-light/
<p>New cars will soon come with high-bandwidth connections and app stores.</p><p>Starting next month, many car buyers will be getting a novel feature: Internet connections with speeds similar to those on the fastest smartphones—and even a few early dashboard-based apps, engineered to be as dumbed-down as possible.</p>Wed, 19 Mar 2014 04:00:00 +0000juniper.friedman525486 at http://www.technologyreview.comAudi Bets on Bio Gasoline Startuphttp://www.technologyreview.com/news/523841/audi-bets-on-bio-gasoline-startup/
<p>Startup Global Bioenergies uses genetic engineering to avoid one of the costliest steps in biofuel production.</p><p><a href="http://www.audi.de/de/brand/de.html" target="_blank">Audi</a> is investing in a startup, Paris-based <a href="http://www.global-bioenergies.com/index.php?lang=en" target="_blank">Global Bioenergies</a>, that says it can make cheap gasoline from sugar and other renewable sources. The strategic partnership includes stock options and an unspecified amount of funding.</p>Mon, 27 Jan 2014 05:00:00 +0000Kyanna.Sutton523841 at http://www.technologyreview.comCES 2014: Audi Shows Off a Compact Brain for Self-Driving Carshttp://www.technologyreview.com/news/523351/ces-2014-audi-shows-off-a-compact-brain-for-self-driving-cars/
<p>A book-sized computer capable of driving a car could help the technology reach the mass market.</p><p>Carmaker Audi showed off a book-sized circuit board capable of driving a car on Monday at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Audi claims the computer, called zFAS, represents a significant advance in automation technology because it is compact enough to fit into existing vehicles without compromising design.</p>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 17:12:33 +0000juniper.friedman523351 at http://www.technologyreview.comThe Perfect Parking Garage: No Drivers Requiredhttp://www.technologyreview.com/news/512791/the-perfect-parking-garage-no-drivers-required/
<p>With security, reliability, and legal issues yet to be resolved, the first self-driving vehicles will perform only specific tasks.</p><p>Drivers who use a parking garage in Ingolstadt, Germany, could be forgiven for thinking they’ve died and gone to commuter heaven. They can pull up outside, step out of their car, and let it drive into the garage to find a parking spot for itself. Later, they simply press a button on a smartphone app and their car will obediently return to the garage entrance.</p>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 04:00:00 +0000juniper.friedman512791 at http://www.technologyreview.comAudi to Make Fuel Using Solar Powerhttp://www.technologyreview.com/news/510066/audi-to-make-fuel-using-solar-power/
<p>The automaker is using technology from SolarFuel to make renewable methane for natural-gas vehicles.</p><p>Audi is building a plant that will use solar and wind power to make methane from water and carbon dioxide. The plant, which will use technology developed by Stuttgart, Germany-based SolarFuel, is scheduled to start operation later this year. It will produce enough methane to power 1,500 of Audi’s new natural-gas vehicles, which also go on sale this year.</p>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:00:00 +0000juniper.friedman510066 at http://www.technologyreview.comAudi Shrinks the Autonomous Carhttp://www.technologyreview.com/news/509676/audi-shrinks-the-autonomous-car/
<p>The company reveals that it is testing driverless cars on Nevada freeways, and shows a compact laser scanner intended to fit such technology into commercial vehicles.</p><p>Audi has been testing self-driving vehicles on a stretch of Interstate 15 in Nevada, and in parking garages in Las Vegas, the company announced at the Consumer Electronics Show today.</p>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:18:00 +0000Kyanna.Sutton509676 at http://www.technologyreview.com